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Looking to get spring started with a clean slate in your home? We've got helpful tips for doing an effective spring clean — and for keeping things fresh throughout the year

Having your first child is exciting — and scary! — but keeping these tips in mind can help you keep your financial head. (No promises for getting more sleep, though!)

Burn off excess fat with these time-saving, calorie-blasting moves

In today’s news: the problem with Google Recipe Search; men will pay for dates with pretty ladies; Berlusconi calls Clooney as witness; why breakups hurt; and the disturbing rise of eating disorders in older women.

Adrian Mainella and Izzy Camilleri’s Izma line continues to wave the fur flag with full fur jackets, caplets and vests and fur-trimmed jackets, cocktail dresses and gowns that channeled 70s starlets like Bianca Jagger and Jerry Hall. This is only the second season for the duo but these veterans are already re-inventing fur.

Toronto’s LG Fashion Week kicked off last night with a show by Canadian retailer Holt Renfrew. The opener showcased 11 national designers, from comfort-chic, Canada Goose, to drool-worthy luxe line, Greta Constantine.

Today, another sad loss for the country and the family of Cpl Yannick Scherrer

Let these travel destinations inspire you to reach your personal best

Everything for this three-course gourmet dinner comes together in an hour.

Here's a primer on what do to if you're thinking about putting your house on the market, or just doing a big clean

Lay’s Sour Cream & Onion chips. Heluva Good! chip dip. Honey crueller doughnuts. Ice cream — any flavour. Jelly beans. Double Stuf Oreos. Cool Ranch Doritos. Smartfood popcorn. This is just the beginning of a list of foods I try to not keep in the house, despite my fondness for them, because I just don't have the self-control to eat merely a bite.

In today’s news: one Libyan woman tries to tell her story; American women vs. Wal-Mart; the bald and beautiful; becoming a tween superstar; and Katy Perry’s mom is traumatized by her daughter’s boobs.